Box, cigarette, and like case



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F. T. BUCKTHORPE ET AL BOX, CIGARETTE; AND LIKE CASE Filed April 11, 1925 Patented 12, 1927.

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Application led April 11, 1925, Seria1'No.'22,472, and in Great Britain September 18, 1924.

This invention relates to boxes, such ascigarette cases of the type in which the lid is hinged to a strip slidably connected to the box and in which the lid has sliding movement relative to the box to free or engage the catch or fastening means between the box andthe lid.

In boxes ofthe character just referred to an open gap or space is usually left in the sliding means into which dust or dirt can enter ann prevent the full sliding movement and proper action of the box. In addition, in boxes of this character sliding means usually employed takes up some amount of room and consequently reduces the capacity of the box.

The principal object of this invention is to so construct such a box that the sliding means are entirely covered or closed, thus preventing 'dust or dirt from accumulating in the sliding joint. A further object is to locate'the sliding means in the ordinary thickness of the wall of the box instead of within the box so that the capacity of the box is not reduced.

According to this invention we hingedly attach in the usual manner to the lid a strip of which the outerl face is provided with projections through which a pin or wire extends and with longitudinal grooves or recesses between said projections. On the upper edge of one wall of the box we form similar pin or wire receivingr projections and longitudinal grooves or recesses between said projections.

The projections of the strip and box are spaced equidistantly apart and the space between adjacent projections is longerthan the length of the projections and the projections are so arranged on the strip and box that when the lid and box are assembled the projections of the strip and box will be positione'd between one another in the grooves or recesses with the holes of the projections in longitudinal alignment to receive a pin or wire which secures said parts together.

Our invention will be clearly understood from the following description. in connection with the annexed drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a plan view of an open cigarette case embodying this invention.

Figure 2 a section on the lines a t of Figure` 1 showing the position of the parts when they lid is in the normal closed position.

Figure 3 a view similar to Figure 2 showing the lid as moved relatively to the box to disengage the catch which normally holds the lid closed. Y

F iguret a section on the line b o, Figure 1, and Figure 5 a section on the line c c of Figure 1.v

As shown in the drawings we employy a strip 1 which is hinged at 2 to the lid 3 in a known manner and on the outer side of the strip 1 we form or attach a series of tubular projections l and between each adjacent pair of projections 4 we form a longitudinal half circular groove or lrecess 5, the centre line of the holes in the projections being approximately level with the outer face of the strip. On the wall 6 of the box 7 we form or attach a similar series of tubular `projections 8 as well as a groove or recess between each adjacent pair of projections.

The projections i and 8 arearranged preferably equidistantly apart with a longer spacev between each adjacent pair than the V.length of the projections and so positioned in relation to eachy other that the strip 1 can be placed :on the wall 6 of the box 7 with the tubular vprojections 1 of the former arranged between the projections 8 of the lat# ter, the projections L1 of the strip being seated inthe grooves of the box, andthe projections 8 of the box extending into the grooves of the strip as shown in Figures 2, t and 5. In this position the holes in the projections 4L and 8 will be in longitudinal alignment and a pin or wire 9 is passed through same to hold the strip 1 securely against the wall 6 of the box 7. The holes in the tubular projections 4 of the strip 1 are formed to have a sliding fit on the pin or wire 9 so that'the strip 1 and lid 3 can be slid backwards and forwards longitudinally on the pin vor wire 9, vthe extent of movement being limited by the amount of space 10 between the two sets of projections l and 8, that is to say, by the difference between the lengths of the spaces and of the projections.

The strip 'l is made the saine width as the wal] 6 of the box 7.

11 is the usual hook catch on the lid adapted to engage in a slot or keeper 12 on the box when closed.

Vhen the lid is in its normal closed position the box 7 and strip 1 with lid 3 are in the position shown in Figure 2 with the hook 11 engaged under one end of the slot or keeper 12. To open the box the lid 3 and with it the strip 1 are slid longitudinally ofthe pin or Wire 9 to the position shown in Figure 3 when the hook 1l Willbe free of the end of the slot or keeper 12 and the lid can be opened on its ordinary hinge 2. Preferably the hinge 2 is provided with the usual spring arrangement so that the lid Will open through the action of the spring When the hook 11 is disengaged from the end of the slot or keeper l2.

In a box constructed according to this invention the sliding means are totally enclosed between the strip and Wall 6 of the box and thus is practically dust proof, and the Wall of the box may be of the same thickness as the ordinary Wall so that. the capacity of the box is not decreased.

It. will be understood that the projections and grooves or recesses may be formed in any suitable manner.

V\7hat We do claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :---l

l. A box or the like comprising a pair of members constituting, respectively, a receptacle andra lid for saidr receptacle, a strip piu extending longitudinally through the projections of said strip and of said lastnamed member, one of said members having a keeper and the other member having a catch adapted to engage With and disengage from said keeper When said members are moved relatively to one another in opposite directions lengthwise of said strip.

2. A box of the character described, comprising a box body and a lid therefor, a strip hingedly connected to a longitudinal edge of said lid, the outer face of said, strip having. a plurality of depressions and projections alternately arranged in longitudinal alignment, one of the longitudinal Walls of said box body having on its edge a, plurality of depressions and projections alternately arranged in longitudinal alignment to respectively receive and project into the projections and depressions of said strip, the depressions of said strip and box body being respectively of-greater length than the projections thereof, said projections having longitudinally aligned bores of* which the axes are substantially in the plane of the outer face of said strip, a pin extending longitudinally through the bores of said projections, and complemental catch members carried by said box and said lid and adapted to engage with and disengage from one another during relative movement of said lid and box body in the direction of the length of said strip.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands.

FREDERICK THOMAS BUCKTHORPE. ANDREW BARTER. 

